Jason Grant

December 08, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Margaret Doe's treating psychologist and psychiatrist had both "opined" in affidavits "that forcing plaintiff to proceed with the litigation under her legal name would have severe consequences for her mental health," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

December 07, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Michael Steinhardt, who made his billions through running a hedge fund and who prosecutors said is one of the world's largest art collectors, also has agreed to a "first-of-its-kind" lifetime ban on acquiring any further antiquities, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

December 06, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

During a reportedly tearful court remote appearance in April before Morris County Superior Court Judge Robert Hanna, Valandingham pleaded guilty to a third-degree charge of tampering with public records.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

December 02, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"These inmates, whether innocent or guilty, should not be given a death sentence," said Jaime Santana, the civil rights lawyer for the mother. He said he has represented many current and former Rikers inmates and has recently considered bringing a class action suit against the jail, as conditions have worsened.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

December 01, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers argued fiercely about whether there had been sufficient, or any, DOJ oversight of Rita Glavin, the judge-appointed special prosecutor, during the contempt case, and about whether an alleged lack of such supervision had violated the U.S. Constitution or Supreme Court case law.

By Jason Grant

8 minute read

November 24, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"With the repeal of section 50-a, the state legislature meant for these [police misconduct] documents [that did not result in discipline] to become public, and we will continue to fight in court until they are," said Bobby Hodgson, the New York Civil Liberties Union's supervising attorney.

By Jason Grant

6 minute read

November 24, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"It was rational for [the New York City's Administration for Children's Services] to be concerned about the potential disruptiveness of the petitioner's speech" put forward in his essay, wrote the Appellate Division, First Department.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

November 24, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan real estate attorney has been disbarred after failing to appear for investigatory proceedings within six months of being immediately suspended for his alleged conduct tied to bouncing six escrow-account checks.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

November 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A state appeals court has awarded $29 million—the largest pain-and-suffering damages amount approved by an appellate court in state history—to a former Manhattan public high school student burned over much of his body during a class experiment gone wrong, though the court did cut the jury verdict of $60 million roughly in half.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

November 19, 2021 | New York Law Journal

"Adherence to these precedents perpetuates a misunderstanding or misapplication of the statute and results in an illogical and unfair rule," wrote Justice Saliann Scarpulla on behalf of the panel.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read